Swansea City agree signing of Bobby Wales

Striker Bobby Wales will join Swansea City on June 1, subject to international clearance, after the club agreed a compensation package with Kilmarnock for his services.

The 19-year-old will sign a four-year contract with the Swans and becomes the third confirmed summer arrival in SA1, with Sweden Under-21 internationals Melker Widell and Zeidane Inoussa already set to link up with Alan Sheehan’s squad ahead of the 2025-26 campaign.

Although still a teenager, the forward heads to south Wales with considerable experience of senior football.

He has 69 first-team appearances to his name for Kilmarnock and Alloa, scoring 17 goals, and his form during the 2024-25 season saw him nominated for the Scottish Football Writers’ Association young player of the year award. He also recently won Kilmarnock’s young player of the year prize.

Wales, a Scotland youth international, first joined Kilmarnock in 2015, having been spotted playing for Hurlford Boys’ Club.

He signed a first professional deal in 2021, and was named the Rugby Park outfit’s academy rising star award in 2023 after scoring 25 goals for their reserve and development squads.

Head coach Alan Sheehan, said: “It is very pleasing to bring another talented attacking player into our squad.

“Bobby is a young player, but has experience in the senior game with Kilmarnock and Alloa and provides us with further competition in the final third of the pitch. 

“We look forward to working with him, developing him further in his all-round game, and hopefully helping him fulfil his potential.”

Director of football Richard Montague, said: “Bobby is a talented young player, and one who boasts plenty of experience of senior football.

“We believe he has the potential to develop into an important player for Swansea City, and the personal accolades he has received in recent years underline how highly thought of he is.

“We look forward to welcoming him to Swansea at the start of pre-season, and are very happy to have been able to move decisively to secure another acquisition so far in advance of the new campaign.”

Adam Worth, Swansea City’s global head of analytics and recruitment, added: “Bobby is a player we have identified as possessing attributes that can be an asset to the team as we move forward.

“His work-rate and ability to offer a focal point in the final third will provide Alan Sheehan with further competition in attacking areas, and his age means we are confident he will continue to improve as he adapts to life in the Championship.

“He is a bright young talent, and one we are very happy to be bringing to Swansea City for this next stage of his career.”